Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N25320

12 February 1983 · Near Kent, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 February 1983 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25320 was involved in an accident near Near Kent, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Near Kent, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Crest Airport (S36)
Coordinates
47.3995, -122.1895
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N25320
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kent → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83LA055

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ENCOUNTERED EXTREME TURBULENCE DURING A CLIMB TO 2000 FEET SO THE TOOK THE CONTROLS AND THE RETARDED POWER TO LOWER SPEED AND LOSE ALTITUDE. DESCENT WAS MADE FROM 1800 FEET TO 1300 FEET BEFORE THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND WHEN IT WAS THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SIGN WHILE THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID TRAFFIC. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF YAWING, SLIDING MANEUVERS UNTIL IT STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OFHIGHWAY 18. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED AND IT IDLED SATISFACTORILY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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